Qatar National Bank gets approval for first Hong Kong branch <!-- no image --> <div>Qatar National Bank, the biggest lender in the Gulf region, is to open its first branch in Hong Kong, it said on Thursday, part of its plans to boost international operations.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?a=6PEOYTAO76s:YxwaVdRxc1o:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?a=6PEOYTAO76s:YxwaVdRxc1o:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?i=6PEOYTAO76s:YxwaVdRxc1o:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?a=6PEOYTAO76s:YxwaVdRxc1o:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?i=6PEOYTAO76s:YxwaVdRxc1o:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/UKBankingFinancial/~4/6PEOYTAO76s" height="1" width="1" alt=""></div> Posted by Reuters